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Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C major, BWV564

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The Gottfried Silbermann organ of Freiberg cathedral, built during Bach’s lifetime, is the instrument on which David Goode performs his grand selection of some of Bach’s best organ works—including the famed Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor—providi ...» More

'Stupendous organ sound … one of the three Bach CDs I will turn to over and over again for sheer enjoyment' (Gramophone)'If you only have one disc of organ music in your collection this must be it' (The Good CD Guide)» More

'Stupendous organ sound … one of the three Bach CDs I will turn to over and over again for sheer enjoyment' (Gramophone)'If you only have one disc of organ music in your collection this must be it' (The Good CD Guide)» More

In 1931 the pianist and muse Harriet Cohen invited all her principal composer friends each to make an arrangement of a work by J S Bach for inclusion in an album to be published by Oxford University Press. Published as A Bach Book for Harriet Cohe ...» More

'Let me say without hesitation that Herrick’s performances are models of clarity, accuracy, precision and musicality … this is a complete Bach th ...'Herrick is one of the few organists who does justice to these difficult, elusive pieces … What a singular joy to hear the organ played with such ...» More

Hess’s version of the Adagio from Bach’s C major Toccata BWV564 (also known as the Toccata, Adagio and Fugue because of its unique three-movement form) is simpler. The continuous sostenuto octave writing in the left hand underpins a highly decorated and expressive right-hand melody while both hands share the harmonic in-filling between.